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TO ALL 'WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ROLAND, of `Salem, in the county of Mariop, in the- State of Oregon, have invented a new aud'ir'nproved Collar 'or Tug-Buckle; and I doherebydeelare that the following is--a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and' to the'letters of reference marked thereon'.

' The nature of my invention consists in providingan improved metallic loop, to be applied andused in har-Y ness where the large buckle for holding the trace, pad, strap, and belly-bend is usually secured, thereby rendering unnecessary the punching of' holes in the tug for a. buckle-tongue, by which the tug isalwaysr much weakened.

Figure 1 represents a front or outside view of the winged loop. V i i 'Fig'ure'2,y a backlor inside view of the loop.

Figure 3, a side or sectional view of the loop;

A represents the loop for-the back br. pad-strap.

A', the loop for thebelly-band. i l

B, astay-1oop,by which the whole device is irmly'fixed in place.

B', the loop through which the breeching-strap passes'.

C, 'the opening through which the tug passes.`

D, the raised front.

Every person at all familiar` with harness knows that in the place where I V'pro-pose to use`my loop, chuckle is commonly used, sometimes with a metal loopfor the pad-strap` and belly-band, but always with autongue large enough to take the `Whole draught of the horse, which necessitates a correspondingly large hole through the tug or'trace, often reducing the strength of it even by a fifth or fourth. u i

Every one knows'that at the buckle-hole the tug breaks,`and also how very inconvenient it is to take up or let out the tugs when the harness is o,n,requiring the strength of aman.

B'y the use of -my l oop, all this is avoided. The tug passes from the hames or/"breasbstrap in on'e entire piece, through the loop, and is taken up or let out near the whiilletree, in any desired manner.

The main loop is formed of two plates, connected by side-pieces, forming afrauie, between which th'e tug passes, the inside plate being protected from .rubbing the horse by a. strap passing back from the hannes stitched on the under side of the 'tug,`and forming a lining and astrengthening to it. y

At 'the forward end is afloop, of metal, of the same width as the main portion, by which the deviccis stitched and securely fastened to the tug. At the back end is another loop, of the `saine size,.in which is secured the breeching, while to the upper and lower edges arefloops to 'receive and hold the pad-strapand bellyiband, respectively. Y

The moin-loop is made of brass or iron, and may bc pl'ated or japanued, making afhanclsorme ornamentfor any harness, and is much liked and used in that portion of the country where invented.`

What I claim, and desire to secure by' LettersV Patent, is-V l A`winged metallic loop for attachment to harness.i constructed to operate substantially as described.

. G. W. ROLAND.

Witnesses:

' J. R. Moores,

J. O. NIcKLINe.. 

